Health hub gears up a year ahead of opening

WATERFORD’S new School of Health Science is already gearing up to be a major hub for research, undergraduate and postgraduate study, a full year ahead of its opening to students.

The head of the newly-established School at Waterford Institute of Technology, Dr Eric Martin, is confident overseas and Irish students will do invaluable research there while studying nursing, exercise and health as well as recreation and leisure programmes.

The School’s introduction is timely given the increased recognition at national and international level of the importance of delivering high-quality yet affordable healthcare and on promoting healthy lifestyles that reduce the risk of illness and premature death, he said.